Soccer Preview: Ashland vs. New Philadelphia
The Ashland Arrows are on the road again on Thursday to play the New Philadelphia Quakers at 6:00 p.m.
Ashland's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Anthony Wayne on Saturday. They lost 4-0 to the Generals. While losing is never fun, the Arrows can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Generals are ranked second).
Meanwhile, New Philadelphia kept a clean sheet against Washington on Monday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 6-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Quakers considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Ashland's loss dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for New Philadelphia, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went Ashland's way against New Philadelphia in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Ashland made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashland since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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